Image copyright PA Image caption Sir Terry Morgan resigned from his positions at HS2 and Crossrail All may not be rosy with the HS2 programme. There have been ongoing questions raised about whether the project can be delivered on time and within budget. And the recently-appointed HS2 chairman Sir Terry Morgan resigned from his post …
Image copyright Getty Images The average price of student accommodation in the UK has jumped by nearly a third in six years, a survey has suggested. The increase has been driven by the standard of accommodation shifting steadily upmarket, research by student housing charity Unipol and the National Union of Students (NUS) found. But the …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVincent Fascione says he will never buy a new build-home again Hundreds of new properties have been built using weak mortar that does not meet recommended industry standards, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found. There are reports of homes with the fault on at least 13 estates …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Saudi Arabia is said to be leading the call for Opec members to cut production Initially it is difficult see what President Donald Trump and Usman Ahsan, a taxi driver in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, have in common. One is the leader of the US, with an estimated …
At an experimental hi-tech dairy farm in Somerset, cows are treated to automated milking and feeding as well as collars that beam health and behavioural data to farmers. Superfast 5G connectivity will facilitate video and satellite data being sent and analysed much more quickly, enabling “precision grazing” and earlier intervention by vets when cows fall …
Image copyright Getty Images Canadian authorities have arrested Huawei’s chief financial officer at the request of US law enforcement. Meng Wanzhou, who is also deputy chair of the Chinese telecoms giant, was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December, Canada’s Department of Justice said. Ms Meng, daughter of Huawei’s founder, was being sought for extradition by …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some of the questions people asked were exposed although this was public content Question-and-answer website Quora has been hacked, with the names and email addresses of 100 million users compromised. The breach also included encrypted passwords, and questions people had asked. In a statement, Quora said the situation had …
Image copyright Martin Avery Photography Image caption Team Tao’s USV: Technologies have had to be developed in just three years A UK-based team has arrived in Greece for the grand final of a contest to find innovative solutions for seafloor mapping. The Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition is offering multi-million dollar awards for the best …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTurner prize winner Charlotte Prodger: ‘I wouldn’t be in this room without public funding’ A highly personal film shot by artist Charlotte Prodger on her iPhone, which recalls her experiences of coming out as gay in rural Scotland, has won her the prestigious £25,000 Turner Prize. The …
Image copyright Wing Google’s parent company, Alphabet, will test its drone delivery service in Finland next year, it has announced. Helsinki will be the first European location for Wing, which has been testing drones in Australia. Its aircraft will deliver packages weighing up to 1.5kg (3.3lbs) within minutes of an order being placed. Several companies, …